break apart in English

Forms: breaks apart [present, singular, third-person], breaking apart [participle, present], broke apart [past], broken apart [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|break<,,broke,broken> apart}} break apart (third-person singular simple present breaks apart, present participle breaking apart, simple past broke apart, past participle broken apart)

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    {
      "form": "breaks apart",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "broke apart",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "broken apart",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      },
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      "glosses": [
        "To dismantle something into its base components."
      ],
      "id": "en-break_apart-en-verb-a3OB4VIi",
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        [
          "dismantle",
          "dismantle"
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        "(transitive) To dismantle something into its base components."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "break apart"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "breaks apart",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breaking apart",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "broke apart",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "broken apart",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "break<,,broke,broken> apart"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
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        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dismantle something into its base components."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dismantle",
          "dismantle"
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      ],
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        "(transitive) To dismantle something into its base components."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "break apart"
}

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"break apart" meaning in English

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